Justin Cook

Associate Professor of Trombone - University of Central Arkansas. Festival Manager - International Trombone Festival. Auditor Coordinator - STS.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Cardinals LB Mack Wilson Sr. wrote and recorded an original song about their regular season schedule called “18 Bars.”
 

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

As usual, our exhibit hall will be full of every make of trombone and accessory you can think of - Be sure to visit Shires, our platinum sponsors!
Head to https://t.co/8Y0lrCqywh for all the info 🎵

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

The best advice on how to be successful I’ve heard:

On Nick Saban’s radio show, a young athlete asked him a bold question.

What advice would the Alabama football coach give him – a basketball player – to improve in his sport?

Saban’s response is gold:

“I think for any athlete, it's the same thing. What's your goal? What's your aspiration? What do you want to accomplish? That's the first thing.

“Second thing is to define what it takes to do it. What does it entail for you to be the kind of basketball player that you want to be?

“Then you got to make the decision. Are you willing to do that? Are you willing to go work every day and do the things you need to do and take 500 shots a day like Kobe Bryant did so that you can be the kind of player that you want to be?

“And then do you have enough discipline to make yourself do it every day? Whether you feel like it or not.

“You got to choose to get up. You got to choose to study. You got to choose to go make the shots. You got to choose to work out. People that can do that, they can reach their full potential.

“If you choose to make that kind of commitment to it, you can do the same thing, but it's not going to just come to you. It's not going to come easy.

“And you're going to have to overcome a lot of adversity to be able to persevere and sustain it to get where you want to go.”

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It’s a beautiful response for sports, business and life.

Replace the young basketball player with yourself – investor, business owner, manager, teacher, whatever – and the same framework applies.

Some key takeaways:

1. Everything begins with a vision. What do you want to achieve?

2. Vision alone isn’t enough. You need a detailed plan of how to achieve it.

3. Commitment separates those who dream from those who do. Most people aren’t willing to do what it takes.

4. Daily execution is the hardest (and most valuable) part.

5. Feelings are irrelevant. You can do what needs to be done despite how you feel.

6. One day of effort is overrated. Daily effort is underrated.

7. Improvement is a lifelong process. Embrace it, cherish it, commit to it.

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Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing.

[Arizona Diamondbacks @Dbacks]

Y'ALL BELIEVE YET!?!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Nick Saban GOLD 🥇

What is the key to Team Chemistry?

"Get the right players on the bus and get the wrong players off the bus."

- Mediocre people do not like high achievers.
- High achievers do not like mediocre people.

Team Chemistry Matters.

🎥 Nick Saban

[Justin Cook @jcooktrombone]

Paris Johnson ain’t messing around!

[Arizona Cardinals @AZCardinals]

we tried to text this to Paris, but he blocked us too 😉

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

It’s not too late to register, even if you can’t make the trip out to Utah next week - head to https://t.co/mS5GKeKpAw for our online registration for ONLY $25 for the WHOLE WEEK, plus reply everything back at your leisure!

[Arizona Diamondbacks @Dbacks]

A grand win to kick off the series. 👏

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

You have to be at a festival to believe it! It’s the annual highlight for so many people! Why not make Salt Lake City your first ITF?! Come and join us! 12-15 July!

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

Can’t get to Utah next month? Don’t worry - you can watch the whole festival online! Prices start from just $25 USD for the whole week!
https://t.co/ywLEfQmFzO

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

Our youth workshop is an experience you won’t get anywhere else in the world - exclusive clinics with the likes of Joe Alessi, Katy Jones, Myles Blakemore, and so much more. Head to our website for a look at a typical day in the life of the ITF YW! https://t.co/EIu3bmClvH

[Trombone Festival @inttrbfestival]

Don’t miss your chance to see Slide Monsters in concert, here at the ITF! Register now: https://t.co/ywLEfQmFzO

[501 LIFE @501LIFEMag]

Meet Justin and Nikki Cook, our couple of the month. | https://t.co/tuPPZijN0a #501life #501coupleofthemonth

[Arizona Diamondbacks @Dbacks]

SIX IN A ROW.

[Justin Cook @jcooktrombone]

BAM!!!

[Phoenix Suns @Suns]

Headed home with the W!

#RallyTheValley

[Justin Cook @jcooktrombone]

@mccaintrombone #accurate

[Justin Cook @jcooktrombone]

@CrappyEuph Ranch on pizza is HORRID!

[Justin Cook @jcooktrombone]

😳

[Johnny Venerable @JohnnyVenerable]

Sean Payton has his eyes on head coaching openings with either the Arizona Cardinals or the LA Chargers, per @JFowlerESPN and @DanGrazianoESPN.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"It's feeling vs. choice. Are you going to do what you feel like doing or are you going to choose to do the things you need to do to accomplish the goals that you have?"
Average players make an effort when they 'feel like it.'
Great players choose to make a relentless effort.